Progress Leader

Millthorpe School; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff benefits

Job summary

Millthorpe School, part of Excel Learning Trust, is seeking a compassionate Progress Leader to support students' wellbeing and achievement across the year group.

You will play a pivotal role in safeguarding, early help, and multi-agency collaboration, delivering targeted interventions, coordinating tutor time, assemblies, and monitoring data to guide improvements.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience working with young people in educational settings.
• Experience managing emotional or behavioural needs and collaborating with external agencies.
• Strong presentation, communication and ICT skills.
• Good knowledge of KS3 and KS4 pathways and child development.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead duties for your year group.
• Lead the Early Help process and attend multi-agency meetings.
• Deliver targeted interventions to key student groups and lead a specialist area of pastoral welfare.
• Coordinate tutor time programmes, deliver assemblies, monitor student data and support transition events.
• Build strong relationships with families and organise enrichment opportunities.

Skills

Empathy

Behaviour management

Communication skills

ICT skills

KS3/KS4 knowledge

Education

GCSE English & Maths (Grade C/4+)

Honours degree or equivalent

Safeguarding qualification (desirable)

Tools

Data monitoring systems

Job description

Are you an empathetic, driven professional, passionate about helping young people overcome barriers, build resilience and reach their full potential? If so, we want to hear from you.

In the role of Progress Leader, you will play a pivotal part in creating a culture of high expectations, positive behaviour, and emotional well-being across your year group. Working closely with your fellow Progress Leaders, the Senior Leadership Team, school staff and external agencies, you will champion student success both inside and outside the classroom.

Your responsibilities will include undertaking the role of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead for your cohort, leading the Early Help process and attending multi-agency meetings. You will also deliver targeted interventions to key student groups, whilst taking the lead on a specialist area of pastoral welfare. Additionally, you will coordinate tutor time programmes, deliver assemblies, monitor student data, support key transition events, build strong relationships with families, and help organise enrichment opportunities.

We are looking for candidates with substantial experience working with young people in an educational environment, managing emotional or behavioural needs, and collaborating with external agencies. You should possess GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above and a good honours degree or equivalent. Further qualifications, such as an advanced safeguarding or social work qualification, are desirable. Excellent presentation, communication, and ICT skills are essential, alongside a strong knowledge of KS3 and KS4 pathways, normal child development, and behaviour management strategies. Above all, you must be a calm, empathetic, and solution-focused professional who treats every student with dignity and respect.

At Excel Learning Trust, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to thrive in a safe, inclusive, and ambitious environment. Joining our team means benefiting from a supportive professional network, continuous development, and the chance to make a lasting difference in our school community. We also offer a range of staff benefits, and further details regarding our benefits and information about our Trust can be found here.

The trust will be undertaking a job evaluation exercise in the near future and, therefore, the grade for this position may change.